New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): The Communist Party of India -Marxist (CPI-M) will back Hamid Ansari in the August 7 vice presidential contest, senior party leader S Ramachandran Pillai announced here on Monday.
Speaking to media persons, Pillai said, "The Communist Party has decided to support the candidature of Hamid Ansari for the post of vice-president. We assessed the overall political situation in India, and on that basis, we took this decision."
Earlier in the day, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) proposed to field senior leader Jaswant Singh as its vice presidential candidate.
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Saturday, nominated present incumbent Hamid Ansari, as its candidate for the vice presidential election.nsari's first term as Vice President ends on August 10. (ANI)
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